Liturgies

Kevin invites us to be attentive to the Spirit, learning to trust, listen, study, celebrate, act and above all, discern the most authentic paths to experience the presence of a living God in our ever-evolving world.

Roger invites us to face our fears. So we can move away from fear and into freedom. Freedom to love. Freedom to try. Freedom to learn…Freedom to fully live.

David and Sophia invite us to see beyond the separate self to our universal self our true self that never dies.

On World Environment Day Doug Yuille invites each of us to do our bit to protect our Environments. There is no Planet B.

Brian speaks about the importance of Paying Attention.With our busy minds and busy worlds the art of Paying Attention has never been more important.

Gwenneth invites us beautifully to create Memorials for our loved ones.

Heather spoke at SMX about how the modern Australian celebration of Mother’s day grew out of calls for peace and anti-war campaigns following the American Civil war ( 1861-65). In 1870, American writer and women’s rights activist, Julia Ward Howe appealed to women to unite and bring peace throughout the world. Heather invites us to revive this invitation to all by Julia to be peace makers and to be lights that shine in the darkness.

Michael Tansky explores the topic of keeping ourselves resilient. Inviting each of us to ask ourselves what keeps us going, what are the things we do and need to continue to do in order to thrive.

Robert speaks about how communities gather around their stories and are held together by them. His hope is that stories will always reign and remain at the heart of St Marys In Exile.

Tracey summaries beautifully why the Enneagram can make a difference to your life. She explores the notion that understanding your particular personality type can generate greater compassion for yourself. And in going further by understanding other people personality types a greater compassion for them.